MTH 306

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MTH 306 - History of Mathematical Thought (4 cr)

Mathematics SCI - Division of Science and Tech

Course Title

History of Mathematical Thought

Catalog Description

Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics. The Greek achievement: Eudoxus, Euclid, Archimedes, and Apollonius; mathematics of the Hindus, Muslims, and Chinese. The medieval period in Europe. Algebra in the 16th and 17th centuries. The creation of the calculus. Selected developments in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Minimum

4

Max

4

Academic Progress Units

4

Requirement Designation

Regular Liberal Arts

Prerequisites & Corequisites

038105

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